NewportFed has a mixed first year as a stock bank
Newport Bancorp Inc., the public company created last year after the merger of the former Newport Federal Savings Bank and Westerly Savings Bank, says...
A celebration of R.I. artists
Firehouse 13, a new arts space in Providence, is exhibiting the work of 28 artists who have received fellowship grants this year from R.I....
Charity care merits a serious discussion
The R.I. Department of Health has proposed new regulations that would require not just hospitals and nursing homes, but a wide range of free-standing...
Proposed charity rules go beyond hospitals
New rules proposed by the R.I. Department of Health this month would require not just hospitals and nursing homes, but a variety of free-standing...
Reinventing a waterfront icon
Stepping into the darkened South Street Station power plant in Providence's Jewelry District is like stumbling upon a lost temple of the Industrial Age.
The...
NHPRI gets grant to improve Latino health care
PROVIDENCE – Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island today announced that it is receiving a two-year $261,000 grant for a project, in collaboration with...
R.I. Film Fest producer Joseph Marshall dies
NEWPORT – Navy Lt. Cmdr. (ret.) Joseph Marshall, 90, a founder and producer of the Rhode Island International Film Festival, which in August marked...
House of Hope names MarcAurele a ‘Housing Hero’
WARWICK – House of Hope CDC today announced that its second annual Housing Hero award will go to Joseph J. MarcAurele, chairman, president and...
Gilbane exec among industry’s national leaders
PROVIDENCE – Daniel P. McConaghy, 39, Gilbane Building Co.’s senior vice president and regional manager, has been listed by Building Design & Construction Magazine...
U.S. leading indicators index rises 0.1% in Jan.
The Conference Board today announced that its index of U.S. leading economic indicators rose 0.1 percent last month to 138.5 points (1996 = 100)...